PMID- 30739166 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190718 LR - 20200225 IS - 1439-6327 (Electronic) IS - 1439-6319 (Linking) VI - 119 IP - 4 DP - 2019 Apr TI - Carbohydrate consumption and variable-intensity exercise responses in boys and men. PG - 1019-1027 LID - 10.1007/s00421-019-04091-z [doi] AB - PURPOSE: The effect of carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation on physiological and perceptual responses to steady-state exercise has been studied in children. However, little is known about these responses to variable-intensity exercise (VIE) and how these responses might differ from adults. This study examined the physiological and perceptual effects of CHO on VIE in boys and men. METHODS: Eight boys (11.1 +/- 0.9 years) and 11 men (23.8 +/- 2.1 years) consumed CHO or a placebo (PL) beverage before and throughout VIE (three 12-min cycling bouts with intensity varying every 20-30 s between 25, 50, 75, and 125% peak work rate). Pulmonary gas exchange was assessed during the second 12-min bout. RPE was assessed twice per bout. RESULTS: In CHO, blood glucose increased and then decreased more from pre-exercise to 12 min and was higher in this trial at the end of exercise in men versus boys. In boys, blood glucose in CHO was higher at 24 and 36 min of exercise than in PL. RER during the CHO trial was higher in both groups; the other physiological responses were unaffected by CHO. All RPE measures (whole body, legs and chest) increased over time, but were not different between groups or trials. CONCLUSION: Blood glucose patterns during VIE were differentially affected by CHO in boys and men, but most physiological and perceptual responses to VIE were unaffected by CHO in either group. Knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of glucose regulation and effects on physical performance during this type of exercise in children is warranted. FAU - Guth, Lisa M AU - Guth LM AD - Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA. FAU - Rogowski, Michael P AU - Rogowski MP AD - Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA. FAU - Guilkey, Justin P AU - Guilkey JP AD - Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA. AD - Department of Kinesiology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, 29528-6054, USA. FAU - Mahon, Anthony D AU - Mahon AD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3088-7322 AD - Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA. tmahon@bsu.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190209 PL - Germany TA - Eur J Appl Physiol JT - European journal of applied physiology JID - 100954790 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Bicycling/physiology MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Child MH - Diet MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*metabolism MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Heart Rate/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Oxygen Consumption/*physiology MH - Pulmonary Gas Exchange/*physiology MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blood glucose OT - Child-adult difference OT - Cycle ergometry OT - Metabolism EDAT- 2019/02/11 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/19 06:00 CRDT- 2019/02/11 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/02/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/02/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00421-019-04091-z [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00421-019-04091-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Appl Physiol. 2019 Apr;119(4):1019-1027. doi: 10.1007/s00421-019-04091-z. Epub 2019 Feb 9.